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Has There Been a Heretical Pope?

Question:

Have there been popes who were heretics?

Answer:

No pope has ever been found to be a heretic.

The accusation is sometimes thrown around is that Pope Honorius was a heretic. However, he was never actually accused of being a heretic during his lifetime. Pope Honorius was condemned for not stepping in to stop a heresy and thus was considered guilty of its spread. He was not condemned as actually believing or teaching the heresy.

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